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Shohei Ohtani’s struggling performance against the Rockies has raised questions about his MVP race among MLB fans.

The return of Shohei Ohtani to two-way superstardom hasn't left any doubt: Pitcher Ohtani is as nasty as ever … if not nastier. He's struck out 15 batters in 8 1/3 innings over his two most recent outings on the mound,

Ohtani has only pitched one time in relief since coming over to MLB in 2018, and it wasn’t in a big-league game; he recorded the final three outs for Samurai Japan to close out the 2023 World Baseball Classic after starting the game as a designated hitter.

Salvador Perez returned to the Kansas City Royals lineup yesterday, going 1-for-3 with a walk in a 6-3 loss to the Texas Rangers. Perez had missed the prior two games due to an illness. So far this season, the durable backstop has appeared in 119 of the Royals' 127 games.